The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Honor to Whom Honor Is Due.


TO the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
With all the fasehood, low SANDER and cow
ardly attacks against Malone: with a personal
warfare waged against him by all the Democrat
ic leaders of the entire South. and especially by
the Dom ocratic leaders of old Virginia-how
stands the situationf Who is the vlctorl Tell
the truth, said Grover. and We will tell it. In
two elections in Virginia-two straight contests
1886 and 1S87-admid the smoke of the conflict,
Malone appears, bearing proudly to the 'front.'
decked in victory. with the popular vote of the
Old Dominion at his back, he faunts in the
faces of his foes tho banner Of the Republican
party.
The cowardly enemies of this brave man have
each year combined, and each year almost sim
gle-handsd in leading the Republicans of Vir-
ginia, he has had the popular vote to back him
and overthrow the unholv combination. Ma
hone was the tried and trusted soldier friend
of their idoized General Robert E. Lee: II Lee
could speak from the grave he would say, no
truer friend of the South. Drawer man than
Malone ever advocated our cause or fought IN
our behalf Then. in the face of the plain truth
that Malone was as gallant an officer, as bravo
q soldier Lee had under him, and was close
and intimate friend to Lee. why tho bitter. cow
ardly attacks kept up continually against hint
Because Malone is Republican. No other
cause earth.
In all the elements of leadership, Malone
rises like giant above his foes-they know
him and they fear him; and each year as he de-
feats them. they say ''he is politically dead"
Never over one political leader wore there so
many obituary notices as Mahoues foes have
scattered among the people! But let look at
the election returns to see just how dead-or
how livsly-Mahone is In the election OF 1884
the Democrats elected in Virginia eight Con-
gressmen and tine Republicans elected only two
Congressman In the election of 1856 the Re
pu blicans under Malone and Wise AS leaders)
elected seven Congressmen, and the Democrats
elected only two members to Congress. One
mem Der 10 elected as an independent. opposed TO
the Democracy, making the delegation stand
reversed-eight to two against the Democrats
If that is the way 'the Bourbons' are killing
off Malone, they can on with the killing, and
scatter some more obituaries, to the delight of
Malone himself and the entire Republican par
ty of the country who are enjoying hugely that
kind of funeral.
The Democratic Legislature d:stricted the
State las did the Democrats in Indiana) to defeat
the real choice of the people. With the help of
federal Office holders and the election machinery
in the hands of Mr.. Barbour, who aspires to be
the successor OF Riddleberger in the United
States Senate; with thousands of votes openly
bought, and ten thousand voters-colored-kep
from voting the Republican tcket-the Demo
Gratis carry the Legislature, with the State Re
publican in the face of such odds by clear 1000
plurality. Such is the way they are killing Ma
hone He has led the Republicans of Virginia
in three contests in which the popular vote of
the State has supported him since his retirement
from the United States Senate. Malone is not
OeAu Out dliVo, dDu VTluulpHdut oVor HIS locS-
that is what hurts themi They know he is, in
political leadership, head and shoulders above
all his foes the soil of the Old Dominion.
Gladly would they give him any honor in their
gift to have him with them, instead of against
them. Even now he could get any honor he
would accept, if he would be Bourbon. l am
a warm friend and admirsr Of James G. Blaine,
but can name ticket that can sweep the
Union with the shouts of a glorious Republican
vic,ory-Gen. Benjamin Harrison, Of Indiana,
(who carried Indiana's popular vote last year,
for President Gen. William Mahone of Vir-
gina, for Vice president VAN CLEvE.
PORTLAND, Nov. 80.